
Black Sun
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Narrated by:
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Cara Gee
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Nicole Lewis
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Kaipo Schwab
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Shaun Taylor-Corbett
From the New York Times best-selling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the “engrossing and vibrant” (Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Riot Baby) first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic.
A god will return
When the earth and sky converge
Under the black sun
In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial even proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.
Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose song can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a man’s mind. Her ship carries one passenger. Described as harmless, the passenger, Serapio is a young man, blind, scarred, and cloaked in destiny. As Xiala well knows, when a man is described as harmless, he usually ends up being a villain.
Crafted with unforgettable characters, Rebecca Roanhorse has created a “brilliant world that shows the full panoply of human grace and depravity” (Ken Liu, award-winning author of The Grace of Kings). This epic adventure explores the decadence of power amidst the weight of history and the struggle of individuals swimming against the confines of society and their broken pasts in this “absolutely tremendous” (S.A. Chakraborty, nationally best-selling author of The City of Brass) and most original series debut of the decade.
©2020 Rebecca Roanhorse. All rights reserved. (P)2020 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.Interview: Rebecca Roanhorse Celebrates Indigenous Fantasy
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amazing multiple narrators
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FANTASTIC!!!
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I binge listened
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Absolutely beautiful
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Amazing
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Wonderful World-building and enjoyable characters
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THE GOOD
Unique Setting: A welcome departure from classic European Fantasy tropes, this series is set in a world similar to America before Columbus came and screwed everything up. The seemingly effortless world building made the world feel real and lived in, right down to the small details like cacao beans for currency, round houses, and casual mentions of a third gender. I loved this world, and the author clearly mined her Navajo culture for inspiration in the best ways possible.
Characters: I either liked or loved all of them, though Xiala was the clear winner for me, followed closely by Serapio. Their sections of the book were always crackling with energy and humor.
Structure aka The Final Countdown: I'm a sucker for a good "Catastrophic Countdown", and the book being structured to lead up to the conjunction (eclipse) made for an enjoyable and gradual escalation of dramatic tension.
THE NOT-SO-GOOD
Clunky Prose: Usually if the prose isn't exceptionally pretty (see Guy Gavrial Kay, etc.) I don't really notice it. In this case, the solid if workman-like prose knocked me out of my suspension of disbelief a few times with some questionable word choices. The author served up such scintillating sentences as:
"A thrill thrilled through her body."
Not exactly Shakespeare, eh?
In addition, some distinctly modern words were being thrown around that felt out of place in this setting, such as "tourists". It made me think of Hawaiian shirt clad Dad-bods on a beach, which is distinctly not in keeping with the Pre-Columbian America vibe.
There were also a few too many guys described as having "sensual" mouths for my taste, and I would get a disconcerting trashy-romance-novel feel every time it happened.
That being said, it's a minor quibble and if that's the only thing I didn't enjoy about a book, then you know I'm scraping the barrel to find something to gripe about.
THE VERDICT
I loved this thoroughly, and am now bummed that I have to wait for the sequel. Highly recommend!
4.5 out of 5
Unique Setting, Great Characters, Great New Series
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Devoured
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Great story but lacks any kind of an ending
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Her main characters were all so endearing, there was no way to choose a favorite. Although this book ended in a cliffhanger, I eagerly await the next one and am rooting for all the characters to survive.
An epic myth
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